Warriors to Open Retail Unit in Grand Arcade

Wigan Warriors can announce the opening of a new Club Shop in the Grand
Arcade in the centre of the town.

The brand new outlet will open on Wednesday 9th December with an
official launch on Thursday 10th December, the full details will be
confirmed on www.wiganwarriors.com ,
and will be positioned on the ground floor of the centre opposite Next.

The Club have agreed an initial 6 month contract for the site and it
will replace the current shop Warriors World in Hilton Street which will
remain open for business as normal until 5pm on Tuesday. This will be a
trial period for the Club and if successful we will look to extend the
term. The Club Lotto Office will remain at its current location on
Hilton Street.

The store will sell a wide range of Warriors Official merchandise
including replica kit and training wear with new items arriving all the
time.

Speaking about the news Chief Executive Mick Hogan said,

"We are delighted to have secured such a prestigious site within the
town centre. The Grand Arcade is at the heart of the towns shopping area
and provides an excellent location. In the lead up to Christmas this is
ideal timing to re-locate our Club Shop and we hope to attract both our
existing loyal supporters as well as more passing trade. This is the
next stage in our Retail Strategy. In the last year we have appointed a
new Head of Retail, installed a fully integrated EPOS system, launched a
new on-line store, established a partnership with Asda and doubled the
range of items we now sell. We are confident that our supporters will
back the new Club Shop and we are all set for a very busy Christmas and
Pre-season period."